Corn Woman Dancing

With this sculpture I explore varying levels of spirituality. I discovered this form in a dream and decided to bring it to life. I had been researching my cultural background and had become interested in Cohanim Hands, which are two open hands with the thumbs and forefingers touching. This image, often seen on Jewish graves, forms a passage for God’s power.
The sculpture has a series of hands helping, reaching, supporting, the female figure which is twisting in space.
The imagery around the waist of the figure is a reference to the Hopi potter, Nampeyo and forms a “belt” around the figure through which her spirit passes. The blue corn imagery also references Native American spirituality.